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ADOPT A 2ND READING ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO.2018-04 TO
ESTABLISH THE MAINPLACE SPECIFIC PLAN & ADOPT A 2ND READING ORDINANCE APPROVING
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2018-02 WITH MAINPLACE SHOPPINGTOWN, LLC
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Macy's Comment Letter re MainPlace Mall Project; City Council Hearing Tonight -
AGENDA ITEMS 11A & 1113
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61819 - Macys Comment Letter re MainPlace Project executed.pdf
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All — please find the attached letter regarding Macy's comments on the MainPlace Mall Project.
Thank you.
Lauren Kirk
Lauren E. Kirk, RA, LEER AP
Director, Real Estate I Macy's, Inc.
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June 18, 2019
City Council (eCom ent .santa-sna.ara)
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Minh Thai mthal santa-ana.ara)
Executive Director of Planning & Building
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
RE: Macy's Comment on MalnPlace Mail Project -Agenda Items 11A and 11B
Dear Councilmembers and Mr. Thai:
Macy's West Stores, Inc. ("Macy's") submits these comments for tonight's hearing regarding the
MalnPlace Mail Transformation Project. That project site encompasses real property owned by
Macy's and improved with a Macy's department store located at 2850 North Main Street Santa
Ana, CA 92705,
Macy's consent will be required before the MainPiace project can be implemented, pursuant to
Macy's certain approval rights under the governing reciprocal easement agreement, as
amended and supplemented and other instruments and agreements affecting the Macy's
property and governing the operation of the MainPiace Mali. The reciprocal easement
agreement and related agreements will need to be modified before the proposed development
can proceed. The Macy's team has been working with the project applicant on an acceptable
plan and previously requested that the applicant not seek any City Council approvals until our
concerns about the project were addressed, inclusive of without limitation, the major arterial
proposed along the Macy's store frontage.
Our concerns have not been addressed and we were surprised to learn just now that the project
was submitted to the City Council at its June 4, 2019 meeting for initial approvals, and for
adoption of ordinances approving a Specific Plan and a Development Agreement tonight.
Because the arterial issues and other concerns have not been resolved, Macy's objects to the
MainPiace project. Our objection extends to all proposed approvals and to the review of
environmental impacts. We believe there has not been adequate evaluation of all the
ramifications and impacts of siting a major arterial directly in front of our store, including impacts
related to transportation, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, impediments to pedestrian
access to our store, and changes to the original project and in surrounding circumstances since
the EIR was certified In 1988.
We also request that special notice of any approvals, enactments, applications, permits,
proceedings, and notices (including CEQA notices) relating to the MainPiace Mall
Transformation Project be provided to the following, preferably by email:
196671541 7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Person
Email address
Mailing Address
Lauren Kirk
Director, Real Estate
Macy's Inc,
Matt Whitlow
Vice President
Macy's Inc.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Lauren Kirk,_
Director, Real Estate
cc: Norma Mitre, Acting City Clerk (nmitrsanta-ana.oro)
Kristine Ridge, City Manager (kridge(ftanta-ana.oro)
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney (scarvalhota7santa-ana.oro)
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